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  • Several Regions have held meetups already, but others are being planned or are evaluating the interest. The Calgary Area Meetup is set for Saturday July 12th at 10am. The signup thread is here! Arbutus has also explored interest in a Fraser Valley meetup but it seems members either missed his thread or had other plans. Let him know if you are interested in a meetup later in the year by posting here! Slowpoke is trying to pull together an Ottawa area meetup later this summer. No date has been selected yet, so let him know if you are interested here! We are not aware of any other meetups being planned this year. If you are interested in doing something in your area, let everyone know and make it happen! Meetups are a great way to make new machining friends and get hands on help in your area. Don’t be shy, sign up and come, or plan your own meetup!

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  1. Stuart Samuel

    Shop it seems simple, but I need help........ Hammer organization

    Thanks! It’s a decent start. :p The little rack at home was an attempt to organize things eight or ten years ago, but it’s too small, and inflexible. Like everything else in that room, needs some work.
  2. Stuart Samuel

    Shop it seems simple, but I need help........ Hammer organization

    My name is Stuart, and… I’m an addict. Work: Home: The real problem is… Where can I get my next fix??
  3. Stuart Samuel

    Need some Lathe Work

    While the original post might have just slipped under the radar, I think John’s questions get at the core of things. While I’m sure there are hobby shops that could hit that ID (say, +/- 0.0005”) over the whole length of the part, most would probably struggle. Could, for example, the ends of...
  4. Stuart Samuel

    Electrical help.

    I would really love someone to start making cheap and identical copies of the Miller wireless pedal, because the second hand one I have has been flawless.
  5. Stuart Samuel

    2x72 grinder discussion

    At work we have some (pretty worn out) 3M Trizact belts, that I like as a step right before polishing. I don't recall the grit we have, but I see them for sale up to an equivalent of 2000 grit. They're not especially cheap, but my experience is they cut reasonably well right to the bitter end...
  6. Stuart Samuel

    Cutting fluid handling and disposal ( England )

    As someone trying to run the metal shop side of a small shop, super helpful, thanks!
  7. Stuart Samuel

    Hello from Toronto!

    Welcome! No ideas on the clay, but nice to see another local person on here. :) I used to have a shared space over on Wallace, near Lansdowne, and lived on Perth. I’m near the bottom of the 427, now.
  8. Stuart Samuel

    Announcing the 2025 Ontario Meetup April 26 in Aylmer

    2026! (Time flies, I know) Edit - Thanks Stuart, I fixed it above.
  9. Stuart Samuel

    Buying from McMaster Carr

    Same as everyone else. The first time I ordered from McM, I tried to send it to my shop, which is in a commercial building. 'We only ship to businesses'. Finally occurred to send them a copy of my business registration, and they were happy to ship after that. As Dan notes, their website is...
  10. Stuart Samuel

    Welcome to Westwood Metalworks, What is he building in there?

    My usual answer to ‘What could go wrong?’ is ‘Do you want that in alphabetical order, or…?’
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